by New Leaf Team | Jan 3, 2023 | Family Blogs, Parenting Blogs, Teen Blogs
This blog shares information on healthy parenting approaches for teens. If you are reading this, you may be struggling with parenting strategies or your relationship with your teen. This is a common shift in dynamics in families, as teenage years can be difficult to...
by New Leaf Team | Dec 21, 2022 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs, Parenting Blogs, Teen Blogs
This blog shares 5 ways on how to validate yourself. As social beings, it is typical and normal for us to want validation from others. At one point or another, you have most likely sought out validation from someone; whether it was during your childhood from your...
by New Leaf Team | Dec 12, 2022 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs, Teen Blogs
This blog shares 3 steps for reversing negative self-talk. You may experience thoughts that are distressing, discouraging, or overall uncomfortable. They can take a toll on your functioning throughout the day. You may feel an inability to focus on tasks, fully engage...
by New Leaf Team | Dec 5, 2022 | Parenting Blogs, Teen Blogs
This blog shares 3 potential answers to your question, why is my teen self-diagnosing? Self-diagnosing is defined as the process of diagnosing or identifying a condition within yourself. Recently, self-diagnosing various psychiatric disorders has become common on...
by New Leaf Team | Nov 28, 2022 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Family Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs, Parenting Blogs, Teen Blogs, Transitioning Out of IOP Blogs
This blog shares information on how to sit with uncomfortable feelings. This is also called sitting in discomfort. It’s inevitable that as we go through life, we will experience things we do not like. We can feel frustrated, stressed, betrayed, saddened, and more as a...
by New Leaf Team | Nov 21, 2022 | Family Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs, Teen Blogs
This blog will share 5 ways to cope when a loved one passes away. If you are here as a result of losing a loved one, we share with you our condolences as you navigate this. We never truly know how much time we have left with our loved ones, and it can be a shock to...